In order for us to provide you with a quality service, it is important that you provide us with a completed request form to include:
• Patient’s full name – first name and surname
• Date of birth
• Hospital MPI number (if known)
• Sample collection time and date
• Type of sample and, if appropriate, anatomical site
• Relevant clinical information
Self-adhesive address labels will be accepted on request forms. However, we discourage their use on specimen bottles and containers and we cannot accept samples for blood transfusion unless the information has been hand-written.
Where multi-part request forms are used, please ensure that a label is affixed to each copy of the form and that ball-point pen is used to complete the form.
Each request accepted by the laboratory for examination(s) shall be considered an agreement.
